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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Technical Session|Methods
Monday, April 22, 2024|3:30–5:15PM PDT|Franciscan D
Session Chair:
Oliver Buss (NEA)
Alternate Chair:
Emily Shemon (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Mathieu Hursin (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
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Multiphysics Simulations of the KRUSTY Criticality Experiment Using BlueCrab
3:30–3:50PM PDT
Yan Cao (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Kun Mo (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Changho Lee (ANL)
Paper
Coupled Multiphysics Modeling of Heat Pipe Microreactors Using Cardinal, BISON, and Sockeye
3:50–4:10PM PDT
M. Eltawila (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), A.J. Novak (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Y. Miao (ANL)
Application of Basis Projection Methods to Temperature Distribution Construction in Heat Pipe Microreactor
4:10–4:30PM PDT
Dean Price (Univ. Michigan), Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Multiphysics Simulation of TRISO Fuel Compacts and the Effects of Homogenization
4:30–4:50PM PDT
Aya Hegazy (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), April J. Novak (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan-uddin (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Thermal-Mechanical Considerations for the Radiantly Integrated TPV-Microreactor System
4:50–5:10PM PDT
Naiki Kaffezakis (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Presented by Bailey Painter (Georgia Tech)
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